title: Late urologic complication of an abdominal gunshot wound.
abstract: An unusual late complication of an abdominal gunshot wound is presented. It consisted of an acute hydronephrosis of the left kidney by a BB-type bullet that migrated into the ureter of a 11-year-old boy 1 month after he was injured in the left flank, causing its complete obstruction. A percutaneous nephrostomy was performed and, with the help of a basket-type catheter, the bullet was removed. To our knowledge this is the first case reported of this rare complication treated by this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN 30103.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wrenn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerkins
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Noe
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*